RADT 410 ACTUAL FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND

RADT 410 (ACTUAL / ) FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND

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Radiograph taken during an upper GI demonstrates poor visibility of the gastric mucosa and used 80 kv, 30 mAs, 1/40th second exposure time, and high speed IR. What can be modified during the second exposure? - ---Answers---- Increasing kV and decrease mAs as needed

The most distal portion of the small intestine - ---Answers--- -Ileum

The part of the pancreas that is adjacent to the c-loop of the duodenum - ---Answers----Head of the pancreas

Pt with clinical history of suspected tumor posterior to the stomach. What projection/position will demonstrate this? - --- Answers----Right lateral

Where is bile formed? - ---Answers----The liver

Which UGI projection/position will fill the body and pylorus with barium - ---Answers----PA

Which projection of the stomach demonstrates anterior and posterior surfaces? - ---Answers----Lateral 1 / 3

What level is the IR centered for an AP/PA oblique stomach and duodenum? - ---Answers----L1/L2

The opening between the small intestine and the large intestine is the - ---Answers----ileocecal valve

Classification of barium sulfate as a contrast medium - --- Answers----Radiopaque

Toward which aspect of the stomach will barium gravitate with the patient in a prone position? - ---Answers----Body and pylorus

Patient preparation for small intestine examination includes - ---Answers----No food and fluid after the evening meal, including no breakfast

Patient prep for an esophagram includes - ---Answers---- None of the above, patient prep not needed as long as an UGI is not scheduled to follow the esophagram

Why would a patient undergo a valsalva maneuver during an esophagram? - ---Answers----To demonstrate possible esophageal reflux

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The esophagus joins the stomach through an opening called the - ---Answers----caridac orifice

The older term for the hepatopancreatic sphincter - --- Answers----sphincter of oddi

Clinical indication that requires the use of water-soluble contrast agent - ---Answers----Patient has a perforated bowel

The first small intestine radiograph is taken how many minutes after the patient drinks barium - ---Answers----15 minutes

The opening between the stomach and small intestine is the - ---Answers----pyloric orifice

The contraction waves by which digestive tube moves its contests towards the rectum is called - ---Answers---- peristalsis

Most esophagrams being with the patient - ---Answers---- erect/standing

CR for an esophagram is at the vertebral level of - --- Answers----T5-T6

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